Xcel Energy filed a proposal for approval with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in October of 2024, but interest in the topic is quickly garnering attention.

Following a report on opposition to the plan, dozens of community and business leaders have gathered in support of it.

"Thirty-eight mayors representing over half the state's population are really in favor of expanding the electric capacity for Excel Energy because of the long-term and long-range impacts it has on the state," said Heigh Williams, the executive director of the Metro Mayors Caucus and the former mayor of Thornton. The caucus sent a letter to the Public Utilities Commission strongly urging them to approve Xcel's capacity increase request.

Heigh Williams, executive director of the Metro Mayors Caucus and

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